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Creating Your Family’s Homeschool Atmosphere {Free Printable}

July 14, 2016 by Sallie Borrink
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Whether intentional or accidental, we all have an atmosphere in our home. Mine does. Yours does. Some homeschoolers put a lot of thought into their homeschool atmosphere. The concept has never even crossed the mind of others. The atmosphere will include a wide variety of things including:

  • Faith & Values
  • Food & Meals
  • Learning
  • Music
  • Possessions
  • Relationships
  • Technology

Each choice we make in these areas of our home and family life works together to create a homeschool atmosphere. There’s not necessarily a right or wrong answer as to what kind of an atmosphere to have in a home. Every family is different so every home atmosphere is going to be different.




I think the important part is being aware of it and being proactive.

How Do You Describe a Homeschool Atmosphere?

Which words would describe my homeschool atmosphere?

Mine are fairly easy to figure out since our homeschool atmosphere spills over into the things I write about my website. Creating a Cozy Life is the foundation of what I write here so words that would describe our atmosphere include:

  • simple
  • cozy
  • quiet
  • creative
  • peaceful
  • purposeful
  • orderly
  • reflective
  • beauty
  • joy
  • nature
  • books & reading
  • imaginative
  • Christ-honoring

Someone else’s might look totally different. Another family might embrace:

  • science
  • construction
  • contained chaos
  • energy
  • STEM

Our atmosphere is what works for our little family of three creatives. If we were a family of eight athletic and science-focused people, our list would be completely different.

The Message We Send with Our Homeschool Atmosphere

Whether we think about it or not, the atmosphere in our home sends powerful messages to our children. For example, I have made a point of doing everything I can to encourage Caroline’s strong creative and imaginative bent. At various times I’ve rearranged parts of the house in order to accommodate her creativity. I’ve put up with sprawling messes far longer than I wanted to in order to give her the time and space to explore and learn. I’ve communicated to her through both word and deed that I know what is important to her and I support it.

Let’s look at it from a different perspective. If you have a child who soaks up STEM activities, building, and experimenting, but you offer no place for her to do this on a regular basis, you might be communicating to her that her interests don’t matter. Or if you complain every time she sets up some elaborate idea and wants to leave it up to continue adding to it, you’re communicating to her that her interests and gifts are inconvenient or unimportant.




One mom might put minimal effort in to keeping the house picked up because she wants to communicate to her children that they are free to create messes and play. Another mom might put a lot of effort into keeping the house picked up because she wants to communicate to her children that freedom to create comes from routine and lack of chaos. Both are communicating something to their children.

I think it is important to communicate these values to our children not just through our deeds, but also verbally. Do you explain to your children why you do what you do around the house? What might seem obvious to you might not be obvious to your child if she thinks differently than you. You might feel you are doing something out of love (giving her a clean home), but she might see it as undermining the activities that are most important to her. It’s important to communicate and not assume.

Homeschool Atmosphere Printable

If you’ve never thought about your homeschool atmosphere or want to fine-tune yours, I’ve created a printable you can download for free. (Directions are at the end of this post).

Jot down some ideas, make plans, or simply reflect on how you want to change or improve your family’s homeschool atmosphere. Whatever you decide, make it a wonderful experience for your unique family!

You will find this page in the free lovely printable pack that accompanies this series. Each page in the pack coordinates with one of the posts in this series. Keep them in your planning notebook or somewhere else to remind you of the truth about the homeschooling journey.




This is part of my 10 Days of Homeschool Encouragement series.

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  1. Diane Lockman

    July 14, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    Thoughtful post, Sallie!  I like the idea of using adjectives to describe the home’s atmosphere.

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  2. Ginny

    July 14, 2016 at 8:46 pm

    I usually end up feeling like my atmosphere is chaos, but you’ve helped me out that into perspective.

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  3. Carlen

    July 15, 2016 at 3:06 am

    Oh goodness, yeah the L-word (Legos).  I do a lot of “communicating” at my house because those take up so much of our floors and it just becomes utter craziness, but I will try to focus on communicating that their building is important!  Thanks for sharing! – Carlen

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  4. Rebecca Reid

    July 15, 2016 at 10:43 am

    I never thought about my attitude toward the mess contributing to the overall atmosphere of our homeschool. I’ve really got to step back and think about what i want our learning space(s) to FEEL like….

    Reply
  5. Trena

    July 15, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    Great series! I hadn’t thought about communicating the “why we do” to my kids.  Thanks for that.

    Reply

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